 "Kerala announces holiday today to mourn Jayalalithaa's demise")
Kerala announced a holiday on Tuesday to mourn the demise of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
All government offices and educational institutions will remain closed.
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, one of India's most charismatic political leaders, died in Chennai on Monday night after a bitter 74-day battle for life, ending an era in Tamil Nadu politics and plunging the state in deep grief.
She was 68.